Thomas

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Thomas is a male given name , which is also used as a female given name in various variants.

Origin and meaning of the name

The name Thomas is derived from the Aramaic te'oma (תאומא, ܬܐܘܡܐ) and means "twin". This is how it is interpreted in the Gospel of John ( John 11:16  EU ). The name is not proven before Christian as a proper name . Hence the Greek Thomas (Θωμάς) is probably a transcription of the Aramaic word.

distribution

The Christian first name goes back to the apostle Thomas , one of the twelve disciples of Jesus . It has been common since the Middle Ages . The term “unbelieving Thomas”, which is still meant today pejoratively , also goes back to the apostle because, according to New Testament tradition, he first doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ . ( Jn 20 : 19-29  EU ).

Spread of the name Thomas in different countries.

The popularity of the first name in Germany increased continuously from the 1940s onwards. From the end of the fifties through the entire sixties, the name was almost continuously at number 1 in the statistics of the most popular first names. However, its frequency has decreased significantly since the mid-1980s. The most common name combination in Germany, Thomas Müller, also contains this first name.

Memorial days

Many folk customs were associated with the earlier St. Thomas Day on December 21. Since the liturgical reform in 1970, the Catholic Church has celebrated the apostles' feast on July 3rd.

  • January 28th: Thomas Aquinas , Italian scholastic and Dominican
  • March 21: Thomas I , Patriarch of Constantinople
  • May 3: Thomas von Olera (Tommaso da Olera; 1563–1631), Blessed
  • June 22nd: Thomas More
  • 0July 3: Catholic Church from 1970; see above
  • 0October 6th: Feast of the Apostle Thomas in the Orthodox churches
  • December 21: Popular Customs; Apostle festival: Catholic Church before 1970, Protestant and Anglican Church
  • December 29: Thomas Becket (1118–1170), English Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
  • Thomas von Cori (1655–1729), Italian Franciscan and priest; Saint in the Catholic Church

Name bearer

First name

As a middle name

Short form Tom

Short form Thom

  • Thom Barry (born 1950), American actor
  • Thom Bell (* 1943), Jamaican music producer, pianist, singer, conductor, arranger and composer
  • Thom Bray (* 1954), American actor and screenwriter
  • Thom Castañeda (* 1982), Austrian composer and pianist
  • Thom de Graaf (* 1957), Dutch politician
  • Thom Hartmann (* 1951), American journalist, author and radio host
  • Thom Hoffman (* 1957), Dutch actor
  • Thom Hell (* 1976), Norwegian singer-songwriter
  • Thom Kubli (* 1969), German-Swiss artist, composer and author
  • Thom Pace (born 1949), American country musician
  • Thom Puckey (* 1948) English-Dutch performance artist and sculptor
  • Thom Rotella (* 1951), American composer, guitarist and jazz musician
  • Thom Tillis (* 1960), American politician
  • Thom Yorke (* 1968), British singer and artist

Short form Tommy

family name

See Thomas (family name) .

Fictitious namesake

variants

Male:

Female:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AEJ Klijn, John 14.22 and the name Judas Thomas, in: Studies in John. FS JN Sevenster. NTS 24. Leiden 1970, pp. 88-96
  2. ↑ Najpopularniejsze imiona i nazwiska w Polsce w 2004 roku ( Polish ) Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Utonevek 2005 ( Hungarian ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
  4. ↑ Namnstatistik ( Swedish ) Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ Navne ( Danish ). Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ Popular Baby Names ( English ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
  7. ↑ Name Statistics ( English ) Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Accessed February 25 2011th
  8. ↑ Navnestatistikk ( Norwegian ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
  9. ↑ Tamm, Saar, Mägi and Sepp are the most common family names in Estonia ( English ) Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  10. ^ L'encyclopédie des prénoms ( French ) Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  11. ↑ First names Population toestand op 1 januari 2002 ( Dutch / French ) Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ The most frequent names and surnames of residents in Spain and baby names ( English ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
  13. ↑ Nöfn í þjóðskrá ( Icelandic ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
  14. ↑ Četnost jmen a příjmení ( Czech ) Archived from the original on June 1, 2007. Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
  15. ↑ Namntjänst ( Swedish ). Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  16. ^ Database of first names and family names ( Slovenian ). Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  17. ↑ How many babies are named ...? on istat.it
  18. ↑ Popular first names: Thomas
  19. ↑ Who is Thomas Müller .
  20. ↑ Der Heiligenkalender> Name: Thomas Josef Christian Kametler, namenstage.katholisch.de, accessed July 22, 2018.